Mysteries and Complexity: The Genius of Miyazaki Hayao

Mahito

The hero Mahito (above) and Birdman (below). (© 2023 Studio Ghibli)

Miyazaki Hayao in 1992, around the time of the release of Porco Rosso. (© Jiji)

Howl and Sophie fly through the air in a scene from Howl’s Moving Castle (2004). (© Studio Ghibli)

Nausicaä with a giant insect in Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). (© Studio Ghibli)

Totoro takes Satsuki and Mei on a trip through the air in My Neighbor Totoro (1988). (© Studio Ghibli)

Ashitaka and San riding on wolfback in Princess Mononoke (1997). (© Studio Ghibli)

Chihiro and No-Face in Spirited Away (2001). (© Studio Ghibli)

Miyazaki Hayao (center) among Studio Ghibli representatives at a press conference in Tokyo in February 2002 after Spirited Away received the Golden Bear award. (© Jiji)